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FILE - In this July 30, 2017, file photo, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, wave as they arrive at the airport in Tallinn, Estonia. Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence will lead the U.S. delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. The White House said Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, that Pence will attend the opening ceremonies of the games, scheduled for Feb. 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Pence to lead US delegation to Olympics

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President Donald Trump, left, speaks as South Korean President Moon Jae-in looks on during a joint news conference at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s president, credits Donald Trump for talks with North Korea

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The head of North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon, right, exchanges documents with South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon after their meeting at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. The rival Koreas took steps toward reducing their bitter animosity during rare talks Tuesday, as North Korea agreed to send a delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea and reopen a military hotline. (Korea Pool/Yonhap via AP)

Venue for Korea talks is potential flash point inside border

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Dec. 19, 2017, photo, people take to the slopes at Yongpyong Resort in Pyeongchang, South Korea. South Korea is one of the safest places in the world to live and visit. The Pyeongchang Olympics are coming to a remote, ruggedly beautiful part of South Korea known for icy wind, towering granite mountains and a tough, proud population waiting to welcome foreign hordes. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Q&A: As Olympics approach, things to know about Pyeongchang

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

The head of North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon, second from left, arrives at the South side for the meeting with South Korea at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Senior officials from the rival Koreas said Tuesday they would try to achieve a breakthrough in their long-strained ties as they sat for rare talks at the border to discuss how to cooperate in next month's Winter Olympics in the South and other issues. (Korea Pool via AP)

A small uptick in inter-Korean ties follows a tense year

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IOC welcomes North Korea competing at Olympics

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo, South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's New Year's speech, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. On Jan. 1, 2018, Kim said in his New Year’s address that he is willing to send a delegation to the Pyeongchang Olympics. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

North Korea to go to South Korea’s Olympics after talks

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Head of North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon, center, is greeted by South Korean officials after he crosses the border line to attend their meeting at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. North Korea agreed Tuesday to send a delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea, Seoul officials said, as the bitter rivals sat for rare talks at the border to discuss how to cooperate in the Olympics and improve their long-strained ties. (Korea Pool via AP)

The Latest: Koreas agree to hold talks on reducing tensions

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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2018, file photo, people watch a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's New Year's Day speech, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. In the speech, North Korea’s young leader Kim said he was willing to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in the South, while announcing he has a “nuclear button” to hurl weapons at any target in the mainland U.S. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

AP Explains: What to expect from North-South Korean talks

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug 7, 2016, file photo, South Korean gymnast Lee Eun-ju, right, and her North Korean counterpart Hong Un Jong shake hands and smile together for photographers during the artistic gymnastics women's qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The photo captured global headlines, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach describes it as a &quot;great gesture.&quot; (Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via AP, File)

A look at North-South Korean sports ties

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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, file photo, the official emblem of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games is seen in downtown Seoul, South Korea. With little time to spare, North and South Korea are preparing to discuss Kim Jong Un’s offer to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Trump says North Korea should attend Winter Olympics, pursue more talks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

South Korean army soldiers stand guard on Unification Bridge, which leads to the demilitarized zone, near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Jan 4, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Pentagon: Trump agrees to delay US-South Korean exercises

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

A visitor takes picture in front of ribbons wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas on the wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Jan 4, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

In small breakthrough, Koreas will meet for talks on Tuesday

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks as South Korean President Moon Jae-In listens during a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (Jung Yeon-Je/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in agree to keep up ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican Senators on immigration in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Trump, South Korea talk about Winter Olympics

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U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Vincent Brooks, center, shakes hands with South Korean Gen. Kim Byung-joo during an operational briefing at the eighth Army Operational Command Center at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Trump is on a five-country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

U.S. delays military exercises with South Korea, but warns of manipulation by North

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump blasted North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's threat that the dictator had a “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.”(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Donald Trump blasts North Korea: My ‘nuclear button’ is bigger

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In this image made from video released by KRT on Jan. 1, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks in his annual address in undisclosed location, North Korea. North Korean leader Kim said Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year's address, wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in the South in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate. (KRT via AP Video)

Trump boasts of bigger ‘nuclear button’ than North Korea’s

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this image made from video released by KRT on Jan. 1, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks in his annual address in undisclosed location, North Korea. North Korean leader Kim said Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year's address, wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in the South in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate. (KRT via AP Video)

South Korea offers to hold high-level talks with North Korea

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Dec. 29, 2017, photo, a man walks by the official emblem of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games, in downtown Seoul, South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year's address, wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in the South in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea offers talks with North on Olympic cooperation

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press